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wig·gle (wigəl)

transitive verb, intransitive verb -·gled, -·gling

to move or cause to move with short, jerky or twisting motions from side to side; wriggle shakily or sinuously

Etymology: ME wigelen, prob. < MDu & MLowG wiggelen, freq. of wiggen, to move from side to side, akin to OE wegan, to move: for IE base see wag

noun

the act or an instance of wiggling

wiggle Synonyms

wiggle

v.

wag, waggle, wriggle, squirm, shimmy, shake, flounce, dance sensually, grind, do the grind*, juggle the hip*.

wiggle Usage Examples

Object

  • bit: Sier stands up and wiggles a bit Sier says in kestrel, " Let us set a trap for him in the jungle.
  • finger: There are an infinite number of ways you could wiggle a finger or waggle your head.
  • toe: Some people learn ways out of it, such as wiggling one toe, or just lying back and waiting for it to pass.

Converse of object

  • get: Blind Children's Fund, 1997 A sequel to " Get a wiggle on.
  • have: When SB went upstairs to bed with Chris, I had a wiggle and giggle with BB.

Adjective modifier

  • little: Paddle left and your little arm wiggles frantically, spinning you round in a circle.
  • small: In reality, these infinities can never be realized because of the intervention of physical forces, which prevent further smaller wiggles being made.

Modifies a noun

  • room: Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle room here?
  • match: When the errors are correlated ( as for combinations and wiggle matches ), A n is used instead.

Modifying Another Word

  • away: Just beyond this is Salter's Lode Sluice and Well Creek wiggling away to the top of picture.
  • then: Now the custom was for the ground crew member to slip off, and then wiggle the elevator as a signal to the pilot.
  • about: Press the timber firmly against the wall and wiggle about to push the lines of adhesive flat against the wall.
  • just: I can whistle through my fingers, and wiggle just one ear.
  • gently: Gently wiggle it so the oil coats the membranes on all sides.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • around: Hands all wiggling around in claw shapes, like you're trying to scare the computer into doing what you want.
  • out: Extend your arms out either side of you until you can no longer see your fingers wiggling out of the corners of your eyes.
  • down: This prevents the baby from wiggling down under the covers, helping to avoid the risk of suffocation.
  • up: They're sort of wiggling up ahead in the space that the rest of the creature is going to occupy.

Preposition: of

hip: A trademark wiggle of the hips took him away from a challenge and he carried the ball goalwards.

Noun used with modifier

bar: I ride a few trails where the bar wiggle is needed to get between the trees.

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